HYDRUS Short Course, Santiago, Chile, August 20-22, 2024
Detailed Information
Course/Workshop Objectives
We will introduce a new Version 5 of HYDRUS resulting from merging HYDRUS-1D with HYDRUS (2D/3D), implementing the newly integrated form of coupling PHREEQC with HYDRUS (HPx), and including new modules such as PFAS, Particle Tracking, Dynamic Plant Uptake, Cosmic, etc.
The course begins with a detailed conceptual and mathematical description of water flow and solute transport processes in the vadose zone, followed by a brief overview of the use of finite element techniques for solving the governing flow and transport equations. Special attention is given to the highly nonlinear nature of the governing flow equation. Alternative methods for describing and modeling the hydraulic functions of unsaturated porous media are also described. "Hands-on" computer sessions will provide participants an opportunity to become familiar with the Windows-based Version 5 of HYDRUS (resulting from merging HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) software packages and implementing the newly integrated form of coupling PHREEQC with HYDRUS (HPx)). Emphasis will be on the preparation of input data for a variety of applications, including flow and transport in a vadose zone, subsurface drip irrigation, flow and transport to a tile drain, and two-dimensional leachate migration from a landfill through the unsaturated zone into groundwater. Calibration will be discussed and demonstrated by means of a one-dimensional inverse problem. Many new capabilities implemented into the recently released Version 5.04 will be demonstrated.
The first two day of the course will focus on HYDRUS (1D and 2D/3D), while the third day will focus on more advanced processes, such as preferential flow, coupled movement of water, vapor, and energy, and geochemical modeling with specialized HYDRUS modules (e.g., HPx, UnsatChem, Wetland).
On-site short course participants will be using their own notebooks to carry out the HYDRUS tutorials.
The course will be presented in English.
Instructors
Dr. Jirka Šimůnek is a Professor of Hydrology with the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of California. He received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, and a Ph.D. in Water Management from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague. His expertise is in numerical modeling of subsurface water flow and solute transport processes, equilibrium and nonequilibrium chemical transport, multicomponent major ion chemistry, field-scale spatial variability, and inverse procedures for estimating the hydraulic properties of unsaturated porous media. He has authored and coauthored over numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and several books. His numeric models are used by virtually all scientists, students, and practitioners modeling water flow, chemical movement, and heat transport through variably saturated soils and groundwater. Dr. Simunek is a recipient of the Soil Science Society of America’s Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Award, is a Fellow of both SSSA and AGU, and is or was an associate editor of several journals including Vadose Zone Hydrology, Journal of Hydrology, and Water Resources Research.
Contact
Dra. Mónica P. Antilén Lizana
Associate Professor
Soil Chemistry Laboratory
Facultad de Química
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile
Ph: (56-2) 26864745-23547262
http://www.quimica.uc.cl
Email: mantilen@uc.cl
Prof. Jirka Simunek jiri.simunek@ucr.edu
Application form
Please complete the On-line Registration Form.
Registration fee:
Before August 1, 2024
After August 1, 2024
Please, make the payment via a bank transfer or using a card. An invoice will be sent to participants after registration.
If cancellations are made before August 1, 2024, the tuition fee will be fully refunded. Cancellations made on August 1, 2024, or later will be refunded for 75% of the tuition fee. No refunds will be offered after one week before the course starts. Substitutions are permitted at any time prior to the start of the course. Please be advised that if the program is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, the course fees will be returned, but we will not be liable for any other expenses incurred by the prospective attendees.
Registration includes: course material, daily coffee breaks.
Location
Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile